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Trading for people is hard when you don't have a great farm system. Tucker Barnhart might be a good solution but what would the Reds want? The Marlins have repeatedly asked for way too much for Realmuto.

Andrew Miller to the DL. That's now 2 dominant relievers who have hurt themselves throwing a pitch against the Cubs this year (Knebel; both in their own home park). Were I managing any future games against the Cubs, I'd just avoid playing my guys just to be safe.

Really don't like the early hook of Martinez (6 innings, 86 pitches) down 1-0 to the Mets; I'd rather get 7 out of him and be prepared to go into the bottom of the 7th with (worst-case scenario) the 2-3-4 hitters due up, down 1-0.

I have more faith in Martinez than in whichever reliever goes out to pitch the 7th...

I have no problems with Bowman, he is what he is, ground ball creating machine and generally the 6th or 7th inning guy or the guy coming in with a man on base and one out in a close game. It's the "big" name relievers who I have been having issues with. (Gregerson, Leone and Holland)

Cardinal announcers keep saying this, every broadcast, but it's not true. "Jose Martinez never played first base until he got to the Cardinals." Yes he did, not much but he did have about 30 games played at first in his minor league career before he joined the Cardinals organization.